TILIA 



LIME TREE OBDER 



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base, alternate with the sepals, inserted, round the base of the torus, entire or 

 incised; twisted in bud or variously imbricated. Stamens usually many, 

 hypogynous, free, or rarely cohering in a ring, or in 5-10 bundles. Ovary 

 free, sessile. 



TILIA (Lime Tebe ; Linden). — A 

 genus of 8 species of tall ornamental trees 

 with simple or stellate hairs. Leaves 

 stalked, often obliquely cordate, serrate. 

 Flowers white or yellowish in axillary 

 or terminal cymes on the yoting growths, 

 with a leafy bract half- winged, half-free, 

 attached to the stalk. Sepals and petals 

 5, the former boat-shaped, the latter often 

 with a scale at the base. Stamens many, 

 free, or irregularly disposed in bundles. 

 Fruit globose, nut-like, indehiscent, 1-2- 



Culture and Propagation. — The Lime 

 trees are stately ornaments of our land- 

 scape, either as solitary specimens on 

 large lawns, or in avenues in parks. They 

 like good loamy soil and do well every- 

 where except on exposed and hiUy situa- 

 tions. They are usually increased by 

 layers, which are fit for transplanting in 

 about 12 months. Young trees that have 

 been transplanted several times are best 

 for starting in gardens. The olioieer 

 varieties are usually grafted on stocks of 

 the common Lime. Seeds are very rarely 

 ripened in this country, and even if they 

 wereitisnotworth while going through the 

 very slow process of raising plants from 

 them. A good selection may always be 

 obtained from nurserymen. 



It may be mentioned that Russian 

 Bast and the bast mats so much used for 

 covering frames in winter are the product 

 of the inner bark of various species of 

 Lime tree. 



T. americana (Americam Basswood 

 or Whitewood). — A North American tree 

 60-70 ft. high, with deeply heart-shaped, 

 abruptly pointed, smooth, leathery, 

 serrate leaves. Flowers in summer, 

 yeUowish-white, followed by yellow fruits 

 as large as peas. T. pubescens is a 

 variety with yellow flowers, and leaves 

 3-4 in. across, with short and broad 

 serratures. There are several other forms 

 or variations, in some of which the leaves 

 are very large. 



Culture do. as above. 



T. argentea (T. alba). ■ — White or 

 Silver Lime. — A native of E. Europe, 

 30-60 ft. high, with heart-shaped, some- 



what pointed serrated leaves, unequal at 

 the base, smooth above, downy beneath. 

 Flowers in summer, yellowish-white, 

 fragrant ; petals with a scale at the base. 

 Fruit yellow, ribbed. 

 Culture dc. as above. 



T. cordata {T. microphylla ; T. 

 parvifoUa ; T. ul/mifolia). — A small 

 native tree, with ovate heart-shaped, 

 smooth, pointed leaves, finely toothed, 

 glaucous, and bearded in the axils of the 

 nerves beneath. Flowers in summer, 

 yeUowish-white, petals without a scale at 

 the base. Fruit globose or ellipsoid, 

 hoary or downy, faintly ribbed. 



Culture dc. as above. 



T. dasystyla.— Atree 30-60 ft. high, 

 native of the Crimea. Leaves obliquely 

 truncate at the base, or somewhat heart- 

 shaped, slightly hairy beneath and 

 bearded in the axils of the nerves. 

 Flowers in summer, yellowish-white ; 

 style downy at the base. 



Culture do. as above. 



T. heterophylla {American White 

 Basswood). — A North American tree 

 30-50 ft. high, with leaves 4-8 in. across, 

 very oblique, more or less heart-shaped, 

 abruptly pointed, shining green above, 

 white and downy and conspicuously 

 nerved beneath. Flowers in summer, 

 greenish-yellow, with blunt, crenulated 

 petals. 



Culture dc. as above. 



T. petiolaris (T. alba pendula; T. 

 OAnericana pendula; T. argentea pen- 

 dula). — A Crimean species 50 ft. or more 

 high, with drooping brauchlets. Leaves 

 pale green above, white with a hoary down 

 beneath. Flowers in July, yellowish- 

 green, with 5 petal-like scales among the 

 stamens. Fruit globose, 5-lobed, warted. 



Culture dc. as above. 



T. platyphyllos {T. grandifolia). — 

 This is our native large-leaved Lime tree. 

 70-90 ft. high, differing very little from 

 T. cordata in fohage and flowers. Leaves 

 sometimes downy on both surfaces, but 

 always underneath. Flowers in June, 

 yellowish-white; petals without scales. 

 Fruit obovate, globose, 3-5-ribbed when 



